[R-390] photo taking

[jrusgrove at comcast.net]

Yes...also heard it called 'painting with light'.

Remember watching Frank, an elderly photographer using an ancient large 
frame wooden camera, photographing radio equipment for a popular amateur 
radio magazine and handbook. He shot pictures in a darkened room with the 
shutter left open using a portable flood light to 'paint the picture'. Was 
amazed the first time I saw him walk between the camera's open shutter and 
the item being photographed - to get to the other side of the item and 
illuminate it from yet another angle.

Jay W1VD

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From: "2002tii" <bmw2002tii at nerdshack.com>
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Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] photo taking


> Mike wrote:
> 
>>Years and years ago, there was an article in PopTronics about taking
>>really, really good pix of electronics. The author illustrated it with
>>photos of his homebrew stuff.
>>
>>His technique involved stopping the lens way down, opening the shutter,
>>and moving a light around, so that shadows were eliminated and the
>>innards were illuminated evenly, and produced by far the best images
>>I've ever seen of electronics.
> 
> Usually known as "light painting," it can be done with lamps or 
> flashes.  The technique was originally used on things that are too 
> big to light properly with the available equipment, like big interior 
> and exterior architectural shots or the inside of an airplane 
> hangar.  It was later adapted to small objects, often using small 
> flashlights with heads on flexible goosenecks to get light where 
> regular lighting equipment wouldn't fit.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Don 
> 
> 
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